Bai Qiaoqiao was pregnant and should not be disturbed. The interrogation was not held in the small courtyard. Instead, it was dragged to the woods far away from the small courtyard. Whether alive or dead, everyone was tied to a tree.
, tie one to a tree and let them wail.
Li Mu moved his rocking chair over and lay on it, squinting his eyes half-closed and looking at the group of people in the moonlight, thinking about what he should do next.
He really didn't expect the episode that happened tonight. His original plan was just like what he said to Li Shimin. He would first hint to Wang and let him think that he could get through with the budget difference of the Ministry of War. He would make a small sum first and then do something.
There was an assassination scene, and they took the opportunity to fall out, and then liquidate the imperial property, and allocate all the land except the land with title deeds to the imperial property. Isn't there a saying that "there is no royal land within the four seas", and the big hat is slapped,
These old guys are left speechless.
Of course, we still have to talk about it in the end. How to talk about it? Let’s take a step back. Of course, the fields must be planted by them, otherwise where will the food come from? But first, we must make it clear that the land belongs to the country and is royal property. It is for you to plant.
It is a lease, and it must be paid to the renter, and when the agreed period of time is reached, the Ministry of Internal Affairs still has the right to take it back.
This is Li Mu's ultimate goal. Even if he fails to achieve it, he will be satisfied if he completes one-third of it, because this thing is impossible in the first place. He is just taking it one step at a time to maximize benefits.
But what happened today gave him a greater opportunity.
Whether the assassination was true or not shows that some people in this group of sects can no longer restrain themselves and want to strike first. The best thing is that Li Shimin was also involved and was injured! In this way, the matter will be serious.
The degree is completely different.
If Li Shimin was not here, the assassination attempt on Li Mu was just his own. As the emperor, Li Shimin might have many considerations and would not punish the family members. At most, he would just reprimand. This is the emperor's way of balancing, and Li Mu can understand it.
But today Li Shimin was injured. This cannot be explained by the fight between the ministers. Are these assassins really just for Li Mu? Li Mu does not believe that Li Shimin will not have reverie in his heart! The opportunity lies here. No matter
Are these assassins coming for him? What Li Mu needs to do is to bring Li Shimin with him. As long as he takes him with him, it will be disrespectful to the imperial power and a provocation to the imperial power. As an emperor, this is absolutely impossible.
This kind of thing is allowed to happen. No matter what Li Shimin thinks, whether he is willing to take risks or not, he must have an attitude!
In this way, a lot of things can be done.
Today is the early Tang Dynasty, the founding period of a country. What does this mean? It means that everything can be pushed back. Although there is resistance, it is not a problem. Because we have just experienced a great chaos, we can survive in this chaos.
The person who wins the final victory, that is, the current imperial power, has absolute power. Throughout history, throughout all dynasties and dynasties, it is rare for a regime to be overthrown at the beginning of a country. This is the reason.
In other words, with the current strength of the imperial power, whether it is a noble family, aristocratic family, or local big families, they are no match for the imperial power.
Li Shimin is afraid of powerful families, but he is not really afraid of them. What is there to be afraid of? They are just defeated generals. What he cares about is, after killing these people, who will govern his country? This is the most important issue.
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If Li Mu could give Li Shimin a prosperous life, he would not mind killing some disobedient people.
Li Mu tapped the handrail with his fingers, thinking in his mind. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming from behind him. He looked back and saw a group of people coming in a hurry. The leader was the one he specially sent to look for.
Three Gou. Behind San Gou are a group of his jailer brothers, who are summoned by the Lord of the Deer. There will be a heavy reward. Who can not come?
Sangou's eyes were shining. He knew that his opportunity had come. Last time he proposed that Li Mu set up a prison exclusively for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but failed to get approval. This time Li Mu asked him to interrogate the assassin. If he could find out something,
The chances of this happening are very high.
"Master Hou!"
Li Mu nodded, pointed at the people tied to the tree, and said: "Four are dead, I want to know who they are, six are alive, none of them can die, I want to know why they assassinated Your Majesty, understand what I say
Is it done?”
Listen carefully, Sangou has been following Li Mu for a long time, and he has obviously learned something. Li Mu means to take him away. The target of these assassins is the emperor. Regardless of whether it is true or not, it must be done! This is what he wants
Confession required.
"My subordinates understand."
"Be careful, no one can die."
After reminding Li Mu, he stood up, shook his head and sighed, and said: "I am a kind-hearted person. I can't stand cruel things. I should try to make as little noise as possible. Just be busy, be busy..."
After saying that, Li Mu turned around and left. He had just walked less than ten steps when a scream came from behind him.
Li Mu shrank his neck and quickened his pace.
Coming out of the woods, Li Mu saw that the valley was full of torches. The torches were connected together, as if they were fire dragons circling in the valley. There were so many people! Li Mu admired it for a while with his hands behind his hands, and then a group of cavalry came to him.
, the leader dismounted and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am a personal guard under Duke Su, and I have come to protect you."
"Go and guard my small courtyard. There are soldiers in this valley now. My safety is in no danger."
"This..." The captain hesitated and didn't know the right answer. Li Mu smiled and said, "I am going to see your father-in-law. Can't you bring someone to protect my family?"
"As you command!"
The school captain divided four men and one horse to escort Li Mu to see Cheng Yaojin. He led the remaining people to Li Mu's small courtyard. They did not dare to enter the door, so he ordered the soldiers to disperse and surrounded the small courtyard.
Everyone with their bows and arrows ready will immediately turn into a hornet's nest as soon as an unknown person approaches.
Li Mu saw Cheng Yaojin by the river, and he was ordering his soldiers to set up pots to cook rice. Seeing Li Mu, Cheng Yaojin took off the iron helmet on his head, exposed his head, and said with a smile: "My dear nephew, you are so generous this time."
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"Uncle, do you think I arranged it?" Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "It would be great if I arranged it. There is really a thief!"
"Really?" Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "Who is so bold as to dare to assassinate you?"
"It's not me!" Li Mu corrected sternly: "I am a businessman, and it is my duty to be kind to others. Who do you think I have made difficult for you? These thieves are here to attack Your Majesty. They have evil intentions and have ulterior motives!"
Cheng Yaojin blinked his eyes and "suddenly realized", nodded heavily and said: "It's absolutely true, they have an ulterior motive. Your Majesty has given you the responsibility of investigating?"
Li Mu sighed and said: "Uncle, do you think I want to take this job? This happened on my territory, I can't shirk it!" After saying that, he sighed again and said: "Your Majesty is furious, Long Yan is furious!
When the emperor is angry, blood flows everywhere. It seems that some people will die this time, otherwise your majesty will not be able to explain it to you."
Cheng Yaojin is a good flatterer. Hearing this, he already understood the matter almost. Regardless of whether this matter was caused by Li Mu or not, what is certain is that he and Li Shimin have united the front, and Li Shimin has left the matter to him.
, that is, he tacitly allowed him to make a fuss in it. The people involved in this matter, who died and who lived, were all determined by his thoughts.
Cheng Yaojin himself had nothing to worry about. If something happened, Li Shimin sent him an order to escort him, which already explained everything. No matter what happened this time, he, Old Cheng, would not be found, and he was happy to see others
Bad luck.
Now he is more concerned about what Li Mu is up to this time, and whether the Cheng family can fish in troubled waters and take advantage of it.
Cheng Yaojin looked around, waved his hand and said, "You all go on patrol over there. I have important matters to discuss with Marquis Zhulu."
All the captains and soldiers responded and left ten feet away. Cheng Yaojin lowered his voice and said: "Xiannie, ever since you entered Chang'an City, I have always been on your side, no matter who your opponent is.
, I am speaking for you, so you have to admit it. This matter is so big this time, I know you won’t let it go, and you must have a plan."
Seeing that Li Mu was about to deny it, Cheng Yaojin interrupted him and continued: "I won't ask you either, and I can't understand what you said. Anyway, remember, don't forget me, old Cheng. I'm in trouble, I'm in trouble
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Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Uncle Cheng, can you please stop pretending to be poor? I have known you for so long, and I have only seen you make money, not spend money. Not to mention anything else, you have made so much just from the horse farm.
What’s so difficult?”
"How come it's not difficult for me?" Cheng Yaojin said with a serious face: "I have six sons. The eldest son is smarter and asked you to go to Dingxiang. The remaining five sons are all stupid. I
If I'm alive, they can have something to eat. If I die, they will have nothing left to live on. If I don't save more for them while I'm alive, maybe a hundred years from now, there won't be any Cheng family in Chang'an City.
Oh! Besides, how do you know that I don’t spend money? There are hundreds of people in the Cheng family, including my old guards. If there are not seven or eight people in the family, who will support them? I will support them all, you.
When everyone is like you, there are only three people in the house, and there is no place to make money and spend it on the street?"
"That's what I'm saying..." Li Mu grinned and wanted to refute. There really was nothing to refute. That was the fact. He suddenly discovered something. It seemed that the generals of this era all seemed to be fulfilling their obligations.
The veterans of their personal guards who have been through life and death are all regarded as their own responsibilities. This is the case for Li Daliang, the same for Li Ji, the same for Li Jing, and the same for Cheng Yaojin.
Perhaps this is the reason why those people are willing to sacrifice their lives for them, which Li Mu still admires.
There happens to be a lack of a broker. After thinking about it, Li Mu nodded and said: "Sure, let's count it as uncle Cheng. When the critical moment comes, I will give him a hint."